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Crew # 30 Lt. Leonard Gaik vloog de volgende vliegtuigen:
| Mission # | Serial # | A/C letter | Name(s) | Model | Returned U.S. or crashed |
| 201 , 207, 213 | 338053 | W | B-17G | *Geaccepteerd door USAAF 22 Jun 44.*Cheyenne Mod Center 23 Jun 44.*Hunter Field 30 Jun 44. *Grenier 24 Jun 44.*8th AF 29 Jun 44.
*MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Getroffen door flak, in brand en geëxplodeerd. Gecrasht bij Grosskayna. Torrance, Alvestad, Veasey, Dale KIA, rest POW. MACR # 11134 |
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| 208 | 239926 | B | *Yankee Doodle Dandy *Holey Joe
*General Sherman
*Queen Ann |
B-17G | *Geaccepteerd door USAAF 9 Okt 43.*Long Beach Mod Center 9 Okt 43.*Grand Island 22 Okt 43.*8th AF 9 Nov 43.
*John Oliver, Francis MacKay, Stanley Davis, Von Schlegel WIA 11 Dec 43 bij Emden. *Thomas Parks WIA 4 Feb 44 bij Frankfurt. *Naar U.S.A. 9 Jul 45. *Naar Kingman 18 Dec 45. |
| 214, 232, 234, 235, 245 | 46121 | N | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 6 Mei 44.*Tulsa Mod Center 5 Mei 44. *Hunter Field 17 Mei 44. *Grenier 26 Mei 44*8th AF 28 Mei 44.*Rex Von Bergen WIA 28 Okt 44 bij Hamm.
*Wiliam McVIcar WIA 30 Nov 44 bij Merseburg. *James Carroll, Alan P. Hamlin WIA 31 Dec 44 bij Hamburg. *Cletus Wadlow WIA 31 Mar 45 bij Zeitz. *Naar U.S.A. 30 Jun 45. *Naar Kingman 27 Nov 45. |
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| 225 | 48306 | H | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 5 Aug 44.*Hunter Field 7 Aug 44.*Dow Field 29 Aug 44.*8th AF 1 Sep 44.
*Linker landingsgestel afgebroken na de terugkeer van de missie naar Cheb, Czechoslovakia op 14 Feb 45. Geborgen. |
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| 252, 254 | 339079 | R | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 14 Nov 44.*Hunter Field 25 Nov 44. *Grenier 9 Dec 44.*8th AF 11 Dec 44.*Naar 390th 2 Jan 45.
*MIA Cheb, Czechoslovakia 14 Feb 45. Getroffen door flak, gecrasht bij Wiesbaden. Flanigan, Weldon POW, rest KIA. MACR # 12350 |
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| 238 | 338837 | D | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 26 Sep 44.*Lincoln 27 Sep 44.*Dow Field 12 Okt 44.*8th AF 16 Okt 44.
*Naar U.S.A. 3 Jul 45. *Naar Kingman 24 Nov 45. |
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| 227, 250 | 338393 | V | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 30 Jul 44.*Cheyenne Mod Center 31 Jul 44.*Hunter Field 8 Aug 44.*Dow Field 30 Aug 44. *Assigned 11 Sep 44.
*Naar U.S.A. 30 Jun 45. *Naar Kingman 28 Nov 45 |
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| 229 | 237723 | U | *Pay Dola *Johnny Walker | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 10 Aug 43.*Denver Mod Center 10 Aug 43.*Redmond, Oregon 15 Aug 43.*8th AF 8 Sep 43.
*Andrew Wallner WIA 22 Mar 44 bij Berlin. *Naar U.S.A. 10 Jul 45. *South Plains 11 Jul 45. *Overbodig verklaard 12 Jul 45. *Naar Kingman 19 Nov 45. |
| 218 | 2102967 | A | *The Diplomat | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 24 Apr 44.*Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44.*Kearney 7 Mei 44.*Bangor 20 Mei 44.
*Dow Field 21 Mei 44. *8th AF 22 Mei 44. *John D. Davis WIA 24 Dec 44 bij Zellhausen. *Flinke gevechtsschade bij Chemnitz 6 Feb 45. Crew is met parachute gesprongen bij Guert, teruggekeerd naar Parham. Vliegtuig gecrasht ten oosten van Les Combes, Frankrijk in een tarweveld. Geborgen op 6 Feb 45. |
| 224 | 297846 | F | *Belle of the Brawl | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 16 Mar 44.*Denver Mod Center 16 Mar 44.*Hunter Field 16 Mar 44.*Love Field 21 Apr 44.
*Hunter Field 30 Apr 44. *Dow Field 30 Apr 44. *8th AF 5 Mei 44. *Robert R. Rice WIA 15 Okt 44 bij Köln. *Howard Brooks, radio operator, en John Cullen, waist gunner, KIA 14 Feb 45. *MIA Kaiserlautern 2 Jan 45. Rechter vleugel afgeschoten door flak. Allen POW. MACR # 11244 |
| 197, 198, 199 | 2107010 | E | *Gloria Ann II *Close Crop | B-17G | * Geaccepteerd door USAAF 28 Jan 44.*Tulsa Mod Center 27 Jan 44. *Kearney 16 Feb 44.*Presque Isle 29 Mar 44.*8th AF 2 Mar 44.
*Gecrasht bij Parham 1 minuut na het opstijgen op 27 Dec 44. Crew overleden. |
B-17’s wachtend op demontage na afloop van WW II
B-17 “I’ll be Around” in het 390th Museum, Arizona
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Crew # 30 Lt. Leonard Gaik flew the following aircrafts:
| Mission # | Serial # | A/C letter | Name(s) | Model | Returned U.S. or crashed |
| 201 , 207, 213 | 338053 | W | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 22 Jun 44.*Cheyenne Mod Center 23 Jun 44.*Hunter Field 30 Jun 44. *Grenier 24 Jun 44.*8th AF 29 Jun 44.
*MIA Merseburg 30 Nov 44. Hit by flak, caught fire and exploded. Crashed at Grosskayna. Torrance, Alvestad, Veasey, Dale KIA, rest POW. MACR # 11134 |
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| 208 | 239926 | B | *Yankee Doodle Dandy *Holey Joe
*General Sherman
*Queen Ann |
B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 9 Oct 43.*Long Beach Mod Center 9 Oct 43.*Grand Island 22 Oct 43.*8th AF 9 Nov 43.
*John Oliver, Francis MacKay, Stanley Davis, Von Schlegel WIA 11 Dec 43 at Emden. *Thomas Parks WIA 4 Feb 44 at Frankfurt. *To U.S. 9 Jul 45. *To Kingman 18 Dec 45. |
| 214, 232, 234, 235, 245 | 46121 | N | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 6 May 44.*Tulsa Mod Center 5 May 44. *Hunter Field 17 May 44. *Grenier 26 May 44*8th AF 28 May 44.*Rex Von Bergen WIA 28 Oct 44 at Hamm.
*Wiliam McVIcar WIA 30 Nov 44 at Merseburg. *James Carroll, Alan P. Hamlin WIA 31 Dec 44 at Hamburg. *Cletus Wadlow WIA 31 Mar 45 at Zeitz. *To U.S. 30 Jun 45. *To Kingman 27 Nov 45. |
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| 225 | 48306 | H | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 5 Aug 44.*Hunter Field 7 Aug 44.*Dow Field 29 Aug 44.*8th AF 1 Sep 44.
*Left undercarriage collapsed after return from mission to Cheb, Czechoslovakia on 14 Feb 45. Salvaged. |
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| 252, 254 | 339079 | R | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 14 Nov 44.*Hunter Field 25 Nov 44. *Grenier 9 Dec 44.*8th AF 11 Dec 44.*To 390th 2 Jan 45.
*MIA Cheb, Czechoslovakia 14 Feb 45. Hit by flak, crashed near Wiesbaden. Flanigan, Weldon POW, rest KIA. MACR # 12350 |
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| 238 | 338837 | D | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 26 Sep 44.*Lincoln 27 Sep 44.*Dow Field 12 Oct 44.*8th AF 16 Oct 44.
*To U.S. 3 Jul 45. *To Kingman 24 Nov 45. |
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| 227, 250 | 338393 | V | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 30 Jul 44.*Cheyenne Mod Center 31 Jul 44.*Hunter Field 8 Aug 44.*Dow Field 30 Aug 44. *Assigned 11 Sep 44.
*To U.S. 30 Jun 45. *To Kingman 28 Nov 45 |
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| 229 | 237723 | U | *Pay Dola *Johnny Walker | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 10 Aug 43.*Denver Mod Center 10 Aug 43.*Redmond, Oregon 15 Aug 43.*8th AF 8 Sep 43.
*Andrew Wallner WIA 22 Mar 44 at Berlin. *Returned to U.S. 10 Jul 45. *South Plains 11 Jul 45. *Declared excess 12 Jul 45. *To Kingman 19 Nov 45. |
| 218 | 2102967 | A | *The Diplomat | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 24 Apr 44.*Cheyenne Mod Center 26 Apr 44.*Kearney 7 May 44.*Bangor 20 May 44.
*Dow Field 21 May 44. *8th AF 22 May 44. *John D. Davis WIA 24 Dec 44 at Zellhausen. *Severe battle damage at Chemnitz 6 Feb 45. Crew bailed out near Guert, returned. Plane crashed east of Les Combes, France in a wheat field. Salvaged 6 Feb 45. |
| 224 | 297846 | F | *Belle of the Brawl | B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 16 Mar 44.*Denver Mod Center 16 Mar 44.*Hunter Field 16 Mar 44.*Love Field 21 Apr 44.
*Hunter Field 30 Apr 44. *Dow Field 30 Apr 44. *8th AF 5 May 44. *Robert R. Rice WIA 15 Oct 44 at Cologne. *Howard Brooks, radio operator, and John Cullen, waist gunner, KIA 14 Feb 45. *MIA Kaiserlautern 2 Jan 45. Right wing blown off by flak. All POW. MACR # 11244 |
| 197, 198, 199
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210700 | E | *Gloria Ann II *Close Crop
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B-17G | *Accepted by USAAF 28 Jan 44.*Tulsa Mod Center 27 Jan 44. *Kearney 16 Feb 44.*Presque Isle 29 Mar 44.*8th AF 2 Mar 44.
*Crashed at Parham one minute after takeoff on 27 Dec 44. Crew killed.
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B-17’s waiting for scrap after WW II
B-17 “I’ll be Around” at the 390th Museum, Arizona.
